During a seasonal drive to admire sights in nature, the roadsides were filled with purple and yellow. It was a sign fall was upon us. It was a beautiful sight and a welcome site for many pollinators.

From late summer until fall, goldenrods brighten the countryside with deep-yellow flowers that almost seem to glow in the ...

Sow snapdragon seeds on the surface of fine compost in the fall and overwinter in a cold frame or greenhouse. Once seedlings have developed, transfer them to individual pots and p ...

The seeds then fall out of the pod once it opens. Examples near us include Western redbud (Cercis occidentalis) and goldenrod ...

At Calumet area forest preserves, seed-saving efforts ensuring native plants repopulate plots cleared of invasive species.

In the garden, when a melon harvest was complete at the end of August and potatoes dug in early September, the bare ground ...

Technically speaking, the aster family is a botanical crazy quilt of composite bloomers (plants whose inflorescences contain ...

Following the rough drought we had, many pastures were full of weeds that persisted while cattle grazed on what little grass ...

The City of Toronto also offers a yard waste program, picked up every other week on garbage collection day from mid-March to mid-December. (According to the City’s website, yard waste can also be ...

When it comes to fall color, you’ve probably already planted autumn favorites such as mums and goldenrod. But if you haven’t ...

All through the summer, ornamental grasses have added life to our gardens, providing strong upright and mounding elements to ...